Verse 8

Deuteronomy 29:8

New Living Translation

8 We took their land and gave it to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and to the half-tribe of Manasseh as their grant of land.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וּ/שְׁמַרְתֶּ֗ם אֶת דִּבְרֵי֙ הַ/בְּרִ֣ית הַ/זֹּ֔את וַ/עֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֹתָ֑/ם לְמַ֣עַן תַּשְׂכִּ֔ילוּ אֵ֖ת כָּל אֲשֶׁ֥ר תַּעֲשֽׂוּ/ן

English Translation

And you shall keep the words of this covenant and do them, so that you may understand all that you do.

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Chapter 29 Context

1 These are the terms of the covenant the LORD commanded Moses to make with the Israelites while they... Focus ↗

2 Moses summoned all the Israelites and said to them, “You have seen with your own eyes everything the... Focus ↗

3 all the great tests of strength, the miraculous signs, and the amazing wonders. Focus ↗

4 But to this day the LORD has not given you minds that understand, nor eyes that see, nor ears that h... Focus ↗

5 For forty years I led you through the wilderness, yet your clothes and sandals did not wear out. Focus ↗

6 You ate no bread and drank no wine or other alcoholic drink, but he provided for you so you would kn... Focus ↗

7 “When we came here, King Sihon of Heshbon and King Og of Bashan came out to fight against us, but we... Focus ↗

8 We took their land and gave it to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and to the half-tribe of Manasseh as...

9 “Therefore, obey the terms of this covenant so that you will prosper in everything you do. Focus ↗

10 All of you — tribal leaders, elders, officers, all the men of Israel — are standing today in the pre... Focus ↗

11 Your little ones and your wives are with you, as well as the foreigners living among you who chop yo... Focus ↗

12 You are standing here today to enter into the covenant of the LORD your God (Elohim). The LORD is ma... Focus ↗

13 By entering into the covenant today, he will establish you as his people and confirm that he is your... Focus ↗

14 “But you are not the only ones with whom I am making this covenant with its curses. Focus ↗

15 I am making this covenant both with you who stand here today in the presence of the LORD our God (El... Focus ↗

16 “You remember how we lived in the land of Egypt and how we traveled through the lands of enemy natio... Focus ↗

17 You have seen their detestable practices and their idols made of wood, stone, silver, and gold. Focus ↗

18 I am making this covenant with you so that no one among you — no man, woman, clan, or tribe — will t... Focus ↗

19 “Those who hear the warnings of this curse should not congratulate themselves, thinking, ‘I am safe,... Focus ↗

20 The LORD will never pardon such people. Instead his anger and jealousy will burn against them. All t... Focus ↗

21 The LORD will separate them from all the tribes of Israel, to pour out on them all the curses of the... Focus ↗

22 “Then the generations to come, both your own descendants and the foreigners who come from distant la... Focus ↗

23 They will exclaim, ‘The whole land is devastated by sulfur and salt. It is a wasteland with nothing... Focus ↗

24 “And all the surrounding nations will ask, ‘Why has the LORD done this to this land? Why was he so a... Focus ↗

25 “And the answer will be, ‘This happened because the people of the land abandoned the covenant that t... Focus ↗

26 Instead, they turned away to serve and worship gods they had not known before, gods that were not fr... Focus ↗

27 That is why the LORD’s anger has burned against this land, bringing down on it every curse recorded... Focus ↗

28 In great anger and fury the LORD uprooted his people from their land and banished them to another la... Focus ↗

29 “The LORD our God (Elohim) has secrets known to no one. We are not accountable for them, but we and... Focus ↗

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